Proton Drive outage on Jun 21, 2025

What happened

Proton Drive reported a partial outage starting Jun 21, 2025, 11:17 UTC, affecting Web Application, Mobile and Desktop Apps. It was marked resolved at Jun 23, 2025, 10:44 UTC.

• The incident lasted 1d 23h from first report to resolution.
• It was the longest significant outage Proton Drive reported in the 12 months up to it.
• Proton Drive had reported no other partial or major outages in the 90 days before it.

Latest update from Proton Drive

This incident is fully resolved now. The Belgian authorities had erroneously blocked the Proton Drive domain due to an implementation error while attempting to block a specific URL. As soon as we identified the issue, our team engaged with the relevant authorities, including Belgian CERT and the Federal Police, to clarify the error. Through constructive dialogue, we demonstrated that the block should have been limited to the specific URL in question, not our entire service. As a result, access to Proton Drive was fully restored over the weekend. We also worked with the authorities to help implement corrected procedures, ensuring that any future enforcement actions target only specific content, not entire domains. This incident highlights the importance of precise implementation when authorities need to take action against specific content. We're proud to have played a role in improving safeguards going forward to protect the privacy and access rights of our users. We appreciate the

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